All posts tagged with heartburn

(Natural News) Prescribed drugs for heartburn increase the risk of stomach cancer by two times, according to an article published in the Daily Mail. An observational study carried out by researchers from the University College London revealed that individuals who use proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat chronic heartburn even at the recommended time of two […]

(Natural News) A new study claims that you could double your risk of developing stomach cancer by mindlessly taking acid reflux drugs. The report stated that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) greatly increase a person’s risk of having gastrointestinal tumors. Some of the known PPIs are Prilosec, Prevacid, and Protonix. The study showed data from 63,397 individually-monitored adults who […]

(Natural News) The sharp burning and tightness of heartburn might be uncomfortable to experience, but are you willing to risk your life to get rid of the sensation? That is precisely what you’re doing if you happen to take one of several popular acid reducers. The drugs, which are known as proton pump inhibitors, include […]

(Natural News) Acid reflux affects most people at one time or another. Rethink Health reports that 60 million adults in the U.S. experience it at least once a month, while 25 million suffer with it on a daily basis. A study published in the journal Gastroenterology back in 2009, found that acid reflux is the […]

(Natural News) Widely used heartburn drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may cause chronic or even end-stage kidney failure without any prior warning, according to a study conducted by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, and published in the journal Kidney International. It has […]

(Natural News) Proton pump inhibitors or PPIs – a class of drugs commonly used to treat acid reflux and heartburn – may increase the risk of ischemic stroke, according to preliminary research presented at an American Heart Association conference in New Orleans earlier this month. As reported by CNN, these drugs are among the most […]